fretting
Example Sentences
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In answer to those fretting about the imminent bursting of a market bubble, the Goldman team argue that the “conditions that have marked the ends of past bull markets remain mostly absent today.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
With the two countries seemingly making little progress on peace talks, investors are fretting that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could remain disrupted.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
What did he feel compelled to say he wasn't fretting about?
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
They are scrambling for daycare, worrying about food, fretting about their ability to work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
There was nothing to be gained by fretting over maybes.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
